GTO

Gate Turn-Off Thyristor

• 

Libraries:
Simscape / Electrical / Semiconductors & Converters

Description

The GTO block models a gate turn-off thyristor (GTO). The I-V characteristic of a GTO is such that if the gate-cathode voltage exceeds the specified gate trigger voltage, the GTO turns on. If the gate-cathode voltage falls below the specified gate turn-off voltage value, or if the load current falls below the specified holding-current value, the device turns off .

To define the I-V characteristic of the GTO, set the On-state behaviour and switching losses parameter to either Specify constant values or Tabulate with temperature and current. The Tabulate with temperature and current option is available only if you expose the thermal port of the block.

In the on state, the anode-cathode path behaves like a linear diode with forward-voltage drop, V_f, and on-resistance, R_on. However, if you expose the thermal port of the block and parameterize the device using tabulated I-V data, the tabulated resistance is a function of the temperature and current.

In the off state, the anode-cathode path behaves like a linear resistor with a low off-state conductance value, G_off.

The defining Simscape™ equations for the block are:

    if ((v > Vf)&&((G>Vgt)||(i>Ih)))&&(G>Vgt_off)         
        i == (v - Vf*(1-Ron*Goff))/Ron;     
    else         
        i == v*Goff;     
    end 

where:

• v is the anode-cathode voltage.

• Vf is the forward voltage.

• G is the gate voltage.

• Vgt is the gate trigger voltage.

• i is the anode-cathode current.

• Ih is the holding current.

• Vgt_off is the gate turn-off voltage.

• Ron is the on-state resistance.

• Goff is the off-state conductance.

Using the Integral Diode parameters, you can include an integral cathode-anode diode. A GTO that includes an integral cathode-anode diode is known as an asymmetrical GTO (A-GTO) or reverse-conducting GTO (RCGTO). An integral diode protects the semiconductor device by providing a conduction path for reverse current. An inductive load can produce a high reverse-voltage spike when the semiconductor device suddenly switches off the voltage supply to the load.

The table shows you how to set the Integral protection diode parameter based on your goals.

Goal	Value to Select	Block Behavior
Prioritize simulation speed.	Diode with no dynamics	The block includes an integral copy of the Diode block. To parameterize the internal Diode block, use the Protection parameters.
Precisely specify reverse-mode charge dynamics.	Diode with charge dynamics	The block includes an integral copy of the dynamic model of the Diode block. To parameterize the internal Diode block, use the Protection parameters.

Model Gate Port and Thermal Effects

You can choose between physical or electrical ports to control the gate terminal and expose the thermal port to model the heat that switching events and conduction losses generate. To choose the gate control port, set the Gate control port parameter to PS or Electrical. To expose the thermal port, set the Modeling option parameter to either No thermal port or Show thermal port.

For more information about using thermal ports, see Simulating Thermal Effects in Semiconductors.

Thermal Losses

The figure shows an idealized representation of the output voltage, V_out, and the output current, I_out, of the semiconductor device. The interval shown includes the entire n^th switching cycle, during which the block turns off and then on.

Switching losses are one of the main sources of thermal loss in semiconductors. During each on-off switching transition, the GTO parasitics store and then dissipate energy.

Switching losses depend on the off-state voltage and the on-state current. When the switching device is turned on, the power losses depend on the initial off-state voltage across the device and the final on-state current once the device is fully in its on state. Similarly, when the switching device is force commutated off, the power losses depend on the initial on-state current through the device and the final off-state voltage once the device is fully in its off state. The switch on and force commutated switch off losses are either fixed or dependent on junction temperature and drain-source current, depending on how you specify the On-state behavior and switching losses parameter. In both cases, the losses are scaled by the off-state voltage prior to the latest device turn-on event.

When the current falls below the holding current and the device is naturally commutated off, the losses are set by the Natural commutation rectification loss parameter. Because it’s not possible to know when to measure the starting current or final voltage for the rectification loss, it is not possible to scale it by the off-state voltage or on-state current.

In this block, switching losses are applied by stepping up the junction temperature with a value equal to the switching loss divided by the total thermal mass at the junction.

Note

As the final current after a switching event is not known during the simulation, if you use the GTO block as a fully-controlled device, the block records the on-state current at the point that the device is commanded off. If you use the GTO block as a partially-controlled device, the block records the on-state current once the current is greater than the holding current for a time longer than the value of the Wait time before switch-on current measurement parameter. Similarly, the block records the off-state voltage at the point that the device is commanded on. For this reason, the simlog does not report the switching losses to the thermal network until one switching cycle later

For all ideal switching devices, the switching losses are reported in the simlog as lastTurnOffLoss and lastTurnOnLoss and recorded as a pulse with amplitude equal to the energy loss. If you use a script to sum the total losses over a defined simulation period, you must sum the pulse values at each pulse rising edge. Alternatively, you can use the ee_getPowerLossSummary and ee_getPowerLossTimeSeries functions to extract conduction and switching losses from logged data.

Note that the power_dissipated variable in the simlog does not include switching losses as they are modeled as instantaneous events. The power_dissipated variable therefore just reports instantaneous on-state losses.

Reverse recovery loss is one of the main sources of thermal loss in diodes. The diode dissipates energy every time it turns off, from its conducting state to the open-circuit state.

In this block, reverse recovery losses are applied by stepping up the junction temperature with a value equal to the reverse recovery loss divided by the total thermal mass at the junction.

If you set the Reverse recovery loss model parameter to Tabulated loss, the value of the Reverse recovery loss table, Erec(Tj, If) parameter specifies the dissipated energy in function of the junction temperature and the forward current just before the switching event. The off-state voltage linearly scales the losses prior to the latest device turn-off event. The table uses delayed values for current and voltage. To ensure the value used in the lookup table is close enough to the instantaneous value, set the Delay for voltage and current tabulation parameter to a value that is lower than the fastest switching period.

If you set the Reverse recovery loss model parameter to Fixed loss, the value of the Reverse recovery loss parameter specifies the dissipated energy in each turn-off event, regardless of the state of the diode before or after the switching event.

Note

The lastReverseRecoveryLoss variable in the simlog includes the reverse recovery losses as a pulse with amplitude equal to the energy loss. If you use a script to sum the total losses over a defined simulation period, you must sum the pulse values at each pulse rising edge. Alternatively, you can use the ee_getPowerLossSummary and ee_getPowerLossTimeSeries functions to extract conduction and switching losses from logged data.

Note that the power_dissipated variable in the simlog does not include switching losses as they are modeled as instantaneous events. The power_dissipated variable reports instantaneous on-state losses.

Variables

To set the priority and initial target values for the block variables prior to simulation, use the Initial Targets section in the block dialog box or Property Inspector. For more information, see Set Priority and Initial Target for Block Variables.

Nominal values provide a way to specify the expected magnitude of a variable in a model. Using system scaling based on nominal values increases the simulation robustness. Nominal values can come from different sources, one of which is the Nominal Values section in the block dialog box or Property Inspector. For more information, see System Scaling by Nominal Values.

Examples

Quantifying IGBT Thermal Losses

The generation of a temperature profile based on switching and conduction losses in an insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT). There are two buck converters. For one converter, the IGBT attaches to a Foster thermal model. For the other converter, the IGBT attaches to a Cauer thermal model. The parameters for the thermal models are tuned to give roughly equivalent results. At a simulation time of 50ms, the driving frequency changes from 40kHz to 20kHz, which increases the conduction losses and decreases the switching losses. The change in the losses results in a corresponding change in the temperature of the IGBT.

Open Model

Ports

The figure shows the block port names.

Conserving

G — Gate terminal

electrical

Port associated with the gate terminal. You can set the port to either a physical signal or electrical port.

A — Anode terminal

electrical

Electrical conserving port associated with the anode terminal.

K — Cathode terminal

electrical

Electrical conserving port associated with the cathode terminal.

H — Thermal port

thermal

Thermal conserving port.

Dependencies

To enable this port, set Modeling option to Show thermal port.

Parameters

Modeling option — Thermal port visibility

No thermal port (default) | Show thermal port

Whether to enable the thermal port.

Main

This table shows how the visibility of Main parameters depends on how you configure the Modeling option and On-state behavior and switching losses parameters. To learn how to read this table, see Parameter Dependencies.

Main Parameter Dependencies

Parameters and Options
Modeling option
No thermal port				Show thermal port
Gate-control port				Gate-control port
Gate trigger voltage, Vgt				Gate trigger voltage, Vgt
Gate turn-off voltage, Vgt_off				Gate turn-off voltage, Vgt_off
Holding current				Holding current
Forward voltage, Vf				On-state behaviour and switching losses
				Specify constant values	Tabulate with temperature and current
On-state resistance				Forward voltage, Vf	On-state voltage, Vak(Tj,Iak)
Off-state conductance				On-state resistance	Temperature vector, Tj
				Off-state conductance	Anode-cathode current vector, Iak
					Off-state conductance

Gate-control port — Whether to specify physical or electrical control port

PS (default) | Electrical

Whether to specify physical or electrical control port for the switch gate.

On-state behaviour and switching losses — On-state current for switching loss data

Specify constant values (default) | Tabulate with temperature and current

Select a parameterization method. The option that you select determines which other parameters are enabled. Options are:

• Specify constant values — Use scalar values to specify the output current, switch-on loss, switch-off loss, and on-state voltage data. This is the default parameterization method.

• Tabulate with temperature and current — Use vectors to specify the output current, switch-on loss, switch-off loss, and temperature data.

Dependencies

See the Main Parameter Dependencies table.

Gate trigger voltage, Vgt — Gate trigger voltage

6 V (default)

Gate-cathode voltage threshold. The device turns on when the gate-cathode voltage is above this value.

Dependencies

See the Main Parameter Dependencies table.

Gate turn-off voltage, Vgt_off — Gate turn-off voltage

-1 V (default)

Gate-cathode voltage threshold. The device turns off when the gate-cathode voltage is below this value.

Dependencies

See the Main Parameter Dependencies table.

Holding current — Holding current

1 A (default)

Current threshold. The device stays on when the current is above this value, even when the gate-cathode voltage falls below the gate trigger voltage.

Dependencies

See the Main Parameter Dependencies table.

Forward voltage, Vf — Forward voltage

0.8 V (default)

Minimum voltage required across the anode and cathode block ports for the gradient of the device I-V characteristic to be 1/R_on, where R_on is the value of On-state resistance.

Dependencies

See the Main Parameter Dependencies table.

On-state resistance — On-state resistance

0.001 Ohm (default)

Rate of change of voltage versus current above the forward voltage. The default value is 0.001.

Dependencies

See the Main Parameter Dependencies table.

Off-state conductance — Off-state conductance

1e-5 1/Ohm (default)

Anode-cathode conductance when the device is off. The value must be less than 1/R, where R is the value of On-state resistance. The default value is 1e-5.

Dependencies

See the Main Parameter Dependencies table.

On-state voltage, Vak(Tj,Iak) — On-state voltage

[0, .1, .6, .8, 1, 1.3, 1.6, 2, 2.4; 0, .1, .7, 1, 1.2, 1.5, 1.9, 2.4, 2.8] V (default)

Voltage drop across the device while it is in a triggered conductive state. This parameter is defined as a function of temperature and final on-state output current. Specify this parameter using a vector quantity.

Dependencies

See the Main Parameter Dependencies table.

Temperature vector, Tj — Temperature vector

[298.15, 398.15] K (default)

Temperature values at which the on-state voltage is specified. Specify this parameter using a vector quantity.

Dependencies

See the Main Parameter Dependencies table.

Anode-cathode current vector, Iak — Anode-cathode current vector

[0, .1, 1, 5, 10, 20, 40, 70, 100] A (default)

Anode-cathode currents for which the on-state voltage is defined. The first element must be zero. Specify this parameter using a vector quantity.

Dependencies

See the Main Parameter Dependencies table.

Switching Losses

To enable these parameters, set Modeling option to Show thermal port.

Switch-on loss — Switch-on loss

22.86e-3 J (default)

Energy dissipated during a single switch-on event. This parameter is defined as a function of temperature and final on-state output current. Specify this parameter using a scalar quantity.

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, set On-state behavior and switching losses to Specify constant values.

Forced commutation switch-off loss — Forced commutation switch-off loss

17.14e-3 J (default)

Energy dissipated during a single switch-off event. This parameter is defined as a function of temperature and final on-state output current. Specify this parameter using a scalar quantity.

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, set On-state behavior and switching losses to Specify constant values.

Natural commutation rectification loss — Natural commutation rectification loss

10e-3 J (default)

Rectification loss applied at the point that the block switches off when the current falls below the Holding current. Specify this parameter using a scalar quantity.

Off-state voltage for switching loss data — Off-state voltage for losses data

600 V (default) | 300 V

The output voltage of the device during the off state. This is the blocking voltage at which the switch-on loss and switch-off loss data are defined.

On-state current for switching loss data — Output current

600 A (default)

Output currents for which the switch-on loss, switch-off loss, and on-state voltage are defined. The first element must be zero. Specify this parameter using a scalar quantity.

Note

This parameter is measured at the point that the gate voltage falls below the Gate trigger voltage, Vgt. The turn-on pulse is longer than the time it takes the current to reach its maximum value.

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, set On-state behavior and switching losses to Specify constant values.

Switch-on loss, Eon(Tj,Iak) — Switch-on loss

[0, .0024, .024, .12, .2, .48, 1.04, 2.16, 3.24; 0, .003, .03, .15, .25, .6, 1.3, 2.7, 4.05] * 1e-3 J (default)

Energy dissipated during a single switch on event. This parameter is defined as a function of temperature and final on-state output current. Specify this parameter using a vector quantity.

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, set On-state behavior and switching losses to Tabulate with temperature and current.

Switch-off loss, Eoff(Tj,Iak) — Switch-off loss

[0, .0007, .0066, .033, .066, .17, .33, .83, 1.5; 0, .001, .01, .05, .1, .25, .5, 1.2, 2.2] * 1e-3 J (default)

Energy dissipated during a single switch-off event. This parameter is defined as a function of temperature and final on-state output current. Specify this parameter using a vector quantity.

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, set On-state behavior and switching losses to Tabulate with temperature and current.

Temperature vector for switching losses, Tj — Temperature vector for switching losses

[298.15, 398.15] K (default)

Temperature values at which the switch-on loss and switch-off loss are specified. Specify this parameter using a vector quantity.

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, set On-state behavior and switching losses to Tabulate with temperature and current.

Anode-cathode current vector for switching losses, Iak — Anode-cathode current vector for switching losses

[0, .1, 1, 5, 10, 20, 40, 70, 100] A (default)

Anode-cathode currents for which the switch-on loss and switch-off- loss are defined. The first element must be zero. Specify this parameter using a vector quantity.

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, set On-state behavior and switching losses to Tabulate with temperature and current.

Wait time before switch-on current measurement — Wait time before switch-on current measurement

0 s (default)

Time to wait before recording the on-state current if you use the GTO block as a partially-controlled device. If you use the GTO block as a fully-controlled device, set this parameter to 0.

Integral Diode

Integral protection diode — Integral protection diode

None (default) | Diode with no dynamics | Diode with charge dynamics

Block integral protection diode. The default value is None.

The diodes you can select are:

• Diode with no dynamics

• Diode with charge dynamics

Diode model — Diode model

Piecewise Linear (default) | Tabulated I-V curve

Select one of these diode models:

• Piecewise Linear — Use a piecewise linear model for the diode, as described in Piecewise Linear Diode. This is the default method.

• Tabulated I-V curve — Use tabulated forward bias I-V data plus fixed reverse bias off conductance.

Dependencies

This parameter is visible only when the thermal port is exposed and the Integral protection diode parameter is set to Diode with no dynamics or Diode with charge dynamics.

Table type — Tabulated function

Table in If(Tj,Vf) form (default) | Table in Vf(Tj,If) form

Whether to tabulate the current as a function of temperature and voltage or the voltage as a function of temperature and current.

Dependencies

This parameter is visible only when the thermal port is exposed and the Integral protection diode parameter is set to Diode with no dynamics or Diode with charge dynamics and Diode model is set to Tabulated I-V curve.

Forward voltage — Forward voltage

0.8 V (default)

Minimum voltage required across the + and - block ports for the gradient of the diode I-V characteristic to be 1/R_on, where R_on is the value of On resistance.

Dependencies

To enable this parameter:

• If the thermal port is hidden, set Integral protection diode to Diode with no dynamics or Diode with charge dynamics.

• If the thermal port is exposed, set Integral protection diode to Diode with no dynamics or Diode with charge dynamics and Diode model to Piecewise linear.

On resistance — On resistance

0.001 Ohm (default)

Rate of change of voltage versus current above the Forward voltage.

Dependencies

To enable this parameter:

• If the thermal port is hidden, set Integral protection diode to Diode with no dynamics or Diode with charge dynamics.

• If the thermal port is exposed, set Integral protection diode to Diode with no dynamics or Diode with charge dynamics and Diode model to Piecewise linear.

Forward currents, If(Tj,Vf) — Vector of forward currents

[.07, .12, .19, 1.75, 4.24, 7.32, 11.2; .16, .3, .72, 2.14, 4.02, 6.35, 9.12] A (default) | nonnegative vector

Forward currents. This parameter must be a vector of at least three nonnegative elements.

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, expose the thermal port and set Diode model to Tabulated I-V curve and Table type to Table in If(Tj,Vf) form.

Junction temperatures, Tj — Vector of junction temperatures

[25, 125] degC (default)

Vector of junction temperatures. This parameter must be a vector of at least two elements.

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, expose the thermal port and set Diode model to Tabulated I-V curve.

Forward voltages, Vf — Vector of forward voltages

[.5, .7, .9, 1.3, 1.7, 2.1, 2.5] V (default)

Vector of forward voltages. This parameter must be a vector of at least three nonnegative values.

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, expose the thermal port and set Diode model to Tabulated I-V curve and Table type to Table in If(Tj,Vf) form.

Forward voltages, Vf(Tj,If) — Vector of forward voltages

[.9, 1.15, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2.17, 2.6, 2.85; .58, .68, .75, 1.1, 1.38, 1.77, 2.27, 2.7] V (default) | nonnegative vector

Forward voltages. This parameter must be a vector of at least three nonnegative elements.

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, expose the thermal port and set Diode model to Tabulated I-V curve and Table type to Table in Vf(Tj,If) form.

Forward currents, If — Vector of forward currents

[.1, .2, .5, 1, 2, 4, 7, 10] A (default)

Vector of forward currents. This parameter must be a vector of at least three nonnegative values.

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, expose the thermal port and set Diode model to Tabulated I-V curve and Table type to Table in Vf(Tj,If) form.

Off conductance — Off conductance

1e-5 1/Ohm (default)

Conductance of the reverse-biased diode.

Dependencies

This parameter is visible only when the Integral protection diode parameter is set to Diode with no dynamics or Diode with charge dynamics.

Reverse recovery loss model — Model for reverse recovery loss

Fixed loss (default) | Tabulated loss

Since R2023a

Whether to model fixed or tabulated reverse recovery losses.

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, set the Modeling option parameter to Show thermal port and set the Integral protection diode parameter to Diode with no dynamics.

Reverse recovery loss — Reverse recovery loss

0 J (default) | positive scalar

Since R2023a

Dissipated energy in each turn-off event, regardless of the state of the diode before or after the switching event.

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, set the Reverse recovery loss model parameter to Fixed loss.

Reverse recovery loss table, Erect(Tj), If — Reverse recovery loss

zeros(2,3) J (default)

Since R2023a

Dissipated energy in function of the forward current If just before the switching event, and final off-state voltage once the diode is in off state.

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, set the Reverse recovery loss model parameter to Tabulated loss.

Temperature vector for recovery loss table, Tj — Temperature vector for recovery loss table

[298.15 398.15] K (default)

Since R2023a

Temperature vector used to tabulate reverse recovery loss.

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, set the Reverse recovery loss model parameter to Tabulated loss.

Forward current vector for recovery loss table, If — Forward current vector for recovery loss table

[.1, 1, 10] K (default)

Since R2023a

Forward current vector used to tabulate reverse recovery loss.

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, set the Reverse recovery loss model parameter to Tabulated loss.

Turn-off voltage when measuring recovery loss, Vrec — Turn-off voltage when measuring recovery loss

10 V (default)

Since R2023a

Voltage between the diode in steady-state when measuring recovery loss.

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, set the Reverse recovery loss model parameter to Tabulated loss.

Filter time constant for voltage and current values in recovery loss table — Filter time constant for voltage and current values in recovery loss table

1 / 1000 / 100 s (default) | positive scalar

Since R2023a

Filter time constant for voltage and current values in the recovery loss table. To ensure the value used in the lookup table is close enough to the instantaneous value, specify a value that is lower than the fastest switching period.

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, set the Reverse recovery loss model parameter to Tabulated loss.

Junction capacitance — Junction capacitance

50e-9 F (default)

Diode junction capacitance.

Dependencies

This parameter is visible only when the Integral protection diode parameter is set to Diode with charge dynamics.

Peak reverse current, iRM — Peak reverse current

-235 A (default) | negative scalar

Peak reverse current measured by an external test circuit. This value must be less than zero. The default value is -235 A.

Dependencies

This parameter is visible only when the Integral protection diode parameter is set to Diode with charge dynamics.

Initial forward current when measuring iRM — Initial forward current when measuring iRM

300 A (default) | positive scalar

Initial forward current when measuring peak reverse current. This value must be greater than zero.

Dependencies

This parameter is visible only when the Integral protection diode parameter is set to Diode with charge dynamics.

Rate of change of current when measuring iRM — Rate of change of current when measuring iRM

-50A/μs (default) | negative scalar

Rate of change of current when measuring peak reverse current. This value must be less than zero.

Dependencies

This parameter is visible only when the Integral protection diode parameter is set to Diode with charge dynamics.

Reverse recovery time parameterization — Reverse recovery time parameterization

Specify reverse recovery time directly (default) | Specify stretch factor | Specify reverse recovery charge

Determines how you specify reverse recovery time in the block. The default value is Specify reverse recovery time directly.

If you select Specify stretch factor or Specify reverse recovery charge, you specify a value that the block uses to derive the reverse recovery time. For more information on these options, see How the Block Calculates TM and Tau.

Dependencies

This parameter is visible only when the Integral protection diode parameter is set to Diode with charge dynamics.

Reverse recovery time, trr — Reverse recovery time

15 μs (default)

Interval between the time when the current initially goes to zero (when the diode turns off) and the time when the current falls to less than 10% of the peak reverse current. The value of the Reverse recovery time, trr parameter must be greater than the value of the Peak reverse current, iRM parameter divided by the value of the Rate of change of current when measuring iRM parameter.

Dependencies

This parameter is visible only when the Integral protection diode parameter is set to Diode with charge dynamics and the Reverse recovery time parameterization parameter is set to Specify reverse recovery time directly.

Reverse recovery time stretch factor — Reverse recovery time stretch factor

3 (default)

Value that the block uses to calculate Reverse recovery time, trr. This value must be greater than 1. Specifying the stretch factor is an easier way to parameterize the reverse recovery time than specifying the reverse recovery charge. The larger the value of the stretch factor, the longer it takes for the reverse recovery current to dissipate.

Dependencies

This parameter is visible only when the Integral protection diode parameter is set to Diode with charge dynamics and the Reverse recovery time parameterization parameter is set to Specify stretch factor.

Reverse recovery charge, Qrr — Reverse recovery charge

1500 μAs (default)

Value that the block uses to calculate Reverse recovery time, trr. Use this parameter if the data sheet for your diode device specifies a value for the reverse recovery charge instead of a value for the reverse recovery time.

The reverse recovery charge is the total charge that continues to dissipate when the diode turns off. The value must be less than $$-\frac{i^2{}_{RM}}{2a},$$

where:

• i_RM is the value specified for Peak reverse current, iRM.

• a is the value specified for Rate of change of current when measuring iRM.

Dependencies

This parameter is visible only when the Integral protection diode parameter is set to Diode with charge dynamics and the Reverse recovery time parameterization parameter is set to Specify reverse recovery charge.

Diode turn-off voltage when measuring Erec — Diode turn-off voltage when measuring Erec

-600 V (default)

Voltage between the diode in steady-state.

Dependencies

This parameter is visible only when the Integral protection diode parameter is set to Diode with charge dynamics and the Reverse recovery time parameterization parameter is set to Specify reverse recovery energy.

Stray inductance when measuring Erec — Stray inductance when measuring Erec

150 nH (default)

Total unintended inductance in the measurement circuit. The block uses this value to calculate Reverse recovery energy, Erec.

Dependencies

This parameter is visible only when the Integral protection diode parameter is set to Diode with charge dynamics and the Reverse recovery time parameterization parameter is set to Specify reverse recovery energy.

Reverse recovery energy, Erec — Reverse recovery energy

0.03 J (default)

Total switching losses due to the diode reverse recovery.

Dependencies

This parameter is visible only when the Integral protection diode parameter is set to Diode with charge dynamics and the Reverse recovery time parameterization parameter is set to Specify reverse recovery energy.

For more information on these parameters, see Diode.

Thermal Port

Use the thermal port to simulate the effects of generated heat and device temperature. For more information on using thermal ports and on the Thermal Port parameters, see Simulating Thermal Effects in Semiconductors.

Extended Capabilities

C/C++ Code Generation
Generate C and C++ code using Simulink® Coder™.

Version History

Introduced in R2013b

R2023a: Update on integral diode modeling options

From R2023a forward, you can model reverse recovery loss in the GTO (Ideal, Switching) block. To enable the Reverse recovery loss model parameter, set the Modeling option parameter to Show thermal port and set the Integral protection diode parameter to Diode with no dynamics.

R2021a: Removal of energy dissipation time constant parameter

From R2021a forward, the Energy dissipation time constant parameter of the GTO (Ideal, Switching) block is no longer used. A step in junction temperature now reflects the switching losses. If your model contains a thermal mass directly connected to this block thermal port, remove it and model the thermal mass inside the component itself.

R2020b: Update on switching losses and thermal modeling options

From R2020b forward, the GTO (Ideal, Switching) block has improved losses and thermal modeling options.

As a result from these changes:

• Electrical and thermal on-state losses are now always identical. The Thermal loss dependent on parameter and its options, Voltage and current and Voltage, current, and temperature, have been renamed to On-state behavior and switching losses, Specify constant values, and Tabulate with temperature and current:

  • If you selected Voltage and current for Thermal loss dependent on, then the electrical on-state losses are unchanged and their values are determined using the on-state resistance. However, the thermal on-state losses are now also determined by the on-state resistance. Prior to R2020b, the thermal on-state losses were defined by the product of the On-state voltage and Output current, Iout parameters.

  • If you selected Voltage, current, and temperature for Thermal loss dependent on, then the thermal on-state losses are unchanged and the On-state voltage, Vak(Tj,Iak) parameter sets their values. However, the electrical on-state losses are now equal to the thermal on-state losses. Prior to R2020b, the electrical on-state losses were defined by the value of the on-state resistance.

• The On-state voltage parameter is no longer used.